Jeremiah 18:11:15Jer.18.11.W15TAB
וְחֹשֵׁ֥ב
vekhoshev
“and devising”
- Transliteration
- ve-kho-SHEV
- Extended
- veh-khoh-SHEEV
- IPA
- /wəħoːˈʃeːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and devising
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
ve-kho-SHEV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-kho-SHEV a-le-KHEM
- clause
ve-a-TA e-MAR-NA el-I-SH-ye-hu-DA ve-al-yo-she-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim le-MOR KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH hi-NE a-NO-khi yo-TSER a-le-KHEM ra-A ve-kho-SHEV a-le-KHEM ma-kha-sha-VA
- sentence
ve-a-TA e-MAR-NA el-I-SH-ye-hu-DA ve-al-yo-she-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim le-MOR KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH hi-NE a-NO-khi yo-TSER a-le-KHEM ra-A ve-kho-SHEV a-le-KHEM ma-kha-sha-VA SHU-vu NA ISH mid-DAR-kho ha-ra-A ve-hei-TI-vu dar-KHEI-khem u-ma-al-le-KHEM
Exegesis
Two Qal participles, yotzer {יוֹצֵר | yō-ṣēr} ‘forming’ and ve-khoshev {וְחֹשֵׁב | wə-ḥō-šēḇ} ‘planning’, each with the suffixed pronoun aleikhem {עֲלֵיכֶם | ʿă-lê-ḵem} ‘against you’, convey continuous divine action.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–waw–bet
“to turn, return, repent”
In context — Jeremiah 18:11
Now, speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, “Thus says the LORD : Look, I am forming evil against you and planning a scheme against you. Return now, each one from his evil way, and make your ways and your deeds good.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:11:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Jeremiah 18:11, so the Hebrew word וְחֹשֵׁ֥ב (vekhoshev) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Jer.18.11.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.11.W15.S1) and character.